Navigation Amendments may lead to all e-voting in Bar elections
The Florida Supreme Court has approved proposed bylaw amendments that could one day pave the way for a shift to all-electronic balloting in Bar elections.
The June 1 opinion, In Re: Amendments to Rules Regulating The Florida Bar — Bylaws 2-3.6 and 2-4.6, (Case No. SC-2023-0007), initially notes a technical change, the addition of the words “secret ballot,” to maintain the existing confidentiality of the voting process.
“As for changes that affect the subject matter of the bylaws, bylaw 2-3.6 is amended to account for electronic voting during elections for positions on the Bar’s Board of Governors, and the deadline for eligible members to submit ballots (by paper or electronically) is shortened from three to two weeks.”
